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From 13 to 15 November 2026, XIII will be held in Motovun. Motovun Colloquium, an international scientific conference dedicated to this year's theme of "Croats, Attributes, Mistakes and Deceptions". The event takes place in the City Tower (New City Gate) and the Five Towers Gallery. It considers interdisciplinaryly, from the perspective of history, law, theology, culture and society, the relationship between truth and deception.

The colloquium is attended by 22 lecturers from Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia and Slovenia. The presentations are spread over several thematic units:

  • Legal history and diplomacy: Sula's Law on Counterfeiting and Corruption in Ancient Rome, the Empress's Episode of 1870, and the fictional past as a source of law.
  • History of Motovun and Istria: the first Venetian podestati, a medieval diplomat, the composition of the Motovun Municipal Council from 1372 and the analysis of the "people's authority" in Labin.
  • Modern challenges, law and society: apparent marriages, the right to delete data from the registers of baptized persons in the context of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the position of persons with disabilities in the Church and communication errors in palliative care.
  • Heritage and Art: the demarcation of the original, imitation and forgery, and the history of the votive image of the Titanic in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Trsat.

On Saturday, November 14th, with scientific presentations and discussions, the Proceedings of XII will be presented. Motovun Colloquium "Women and Men" and announce the topic of the colloquium for 2027. On Sunday 15 November, a final discussion will take place and the conclusions of the event will be adopted.

Maintenance time: Friday 13 November 2026 (start at 3 p.m.), until Sunday 15 November 2026.
Venue: City Tower (New City Gate) and Gallery "Five Towers", Motovun

Organisers: State Archives in Pazin, Publishing House Josip Turčinović, Municipality of Motovun, Tourist Board of the Municipality of Motovun, Association of Photographers Fotovun and Litter.

 

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